Recipes
Royal Icing
You know cakes that have that crusty icing that can be sloped into little peaks before it dries and goes as hard as rock? Hello, Royal Icing. Ingredients 2-3 large egg whites 2 tsp fresh lemon juice 3 cups icing... Continue reading
Rich Christmas Cake
Christmas cake is a firm favourite of the festive tradition originating in Europe. Usually including a mixture of nuts, sultanas, spices, candied fruit and cherries they vary from light, moist and crumbly to dark sticky and dense. Matt Allison of... Continue reading
How to make Doodh Pak
This weekend marks the beginning of the five day Hindi festival of lights, also known as Divali. Melissa Chetty, part of our Facebook community, asked us to post a few recipes for the traditional Indian fare made to celebrate Diwali,... Continue reading
How to make Gulab Jamun
If koeksisters had indian cousins, Gulab Jamun would be them. These delightful deep-fried dough balls are something of a cross between the traditional South African plaited treat and a dense doughnut. And are sneakily delicious. What’s that you say? You... Continue reading
How to make Jalebi
This weekend marks the beginning of the five day Hindi festival of lights, also known as Divali. Melissa Chetty, part of our Facebook community, asked us to post a few recipes for the traditional Indian sweetmeats made to celebrate Diwali,... Continue reading
Ina Paarman on Jamie’s 30 Min Meals
Ina Paarman is a trusted voice in South African Foodie circles. Actually in all circles, what she says goes. We asked if she’d do an honest review of Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals for us, and she agreed. “In my opinion... Continue reading
“Baking is better than…”
Like baking? How about baking made easy? Ina Paarman‘s products are some of the lovemarks of our nation. Care to hazard a guess as to how many Ina Paarman chocolate cake mixes have been sold? We have no idea, but... Continue reading
Rib Eye Stir-Fry
Hello, there. This recipe is taken from Jamie Oliver’s Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals, with permission from Penguin Books. If you are cooking it for the Yuppichef Community Cook-a-thon (taking place 13-22 October) we wish you luck and look forward to... Continue reading
Pregnant Jool’s Pasta
Hello, there. This recipe is taken from Jamie Oliver’s Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals, with permission from Penguin Books. If you are cooking it for the Yuppiechef Community Cook-a-thon (taking place 13-22 October) we wish you luck and look forward to seeing... Continue reading
Hershey’s Deep Dark Chocolate Cake
Hershey’s have a great free resource of recipes, one of which Megan Hayter recommended as part of our hunt for the best chocolate cake recipes. Ingredients for the Cake 2 cups sugar 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup Hershey’s cocoa (local company... Continue reading
